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The Shenandoah Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCA) is a non-profit organization in central Virginia dedicated to the enjoyment of Porsche cars. We organize scenic driving tours, run four autocrosses each year, and take part in high-performance driver's education events at the Virginia International Raceway. Our premier summer event is the Richmond Porsche Meet (RPM), a weekend including a concours, lunch, driving tour, tech session, banquet, and an autocross at the Southside Speedway. We also hold a Christmas party and several social/business meetings annually.

Non-members are welcome to participate in a social meeting, a driving tour, or an autocross at the Augusta Government Center. Visit JOIN PCA to learn how you can become a member.

To learn more about our club and its activities, investigate our web site, look at the on-line issues of our monthly newsletter, or contact any club officer. We are part of the larger PCA Zone 2 and the PCA national organizations.

FSR Driver Ed:The First Settlers Region will be holding their Spring Drivers Education event at VIR on Friday through Sunday, Memorial Weekend, May 23–25, 2008. Check their motoring web page for details and updates. Registration will open on Monday, March 24, at midnight (late Sunday night) on www.clubregistration.net. They prefer that you register online, although paper applications will be accepted; this event will probably sell out quickly. Registration will be limited to PCA members for the first week, then will open up to other car club members. (FSR allows, even encourages, other makes.) The best way to ensure your spot is to register early and online. Use only the May DE registration form.

FSR will reserve blocks of rooms at three hotels in Danville: The Sleep Inn, Best Western, and Comfort Inn. When booking your room, tell them that you would like a room from the block reserved for the First Settlers Region of PCA. Rates are approx. $75–80 for double occupancy.

POC: Don Bryant, Registrar, dbryant61@cox.net

Richmond Porsche Meet: The Shenandoah Region's 12th annual RPM should be the highlight of your PCA year. Plan to bring your family, your Porsche, and yourself for a good old-fashioned weekend (see the detailed schedule) with Porsche friends. The Sheraton Park South Hotel is our "home" for out-of-town participants. Be sure to allow enough time to put those finishing touches on your Porsche for Saturday morning's concours. The concours will be held just a few miles from the hotel at the beautiful river home of Howard & Leeanne Faunce located at 6521 Westham Station Road, Richmond, VA 23229 ( map). Your car will be judged "tops only" or just displayed on the grounds if concours in not your game. The famous "Cafe Carrera" opens with catered lunch under the big tent. The afternoon is free, with an optional fun rally in the countryside with other Porsche owners , or join the folks at Euroclassics Porsche (map) as they host an afternoon tech session. Later that evening participants will gather at the Martin's Grant (directions) Club House for dinner and awards presentation of the day's events.

Sunday takes participants to Southside Speedway for an autocross you will not soon forget. A 1/3 mile banked oval track will allow you and your Porsche the opportunity to run for fun and precision.

To register, please fill out the registration form, enclose a check payable to "Shenandoah Region PCA", and mail to both to:
Shenandoah Region RPM '08
Gay Jewett
143 West Square Court
Richmond, VA 23238

You may contact Gay via phone at (804) 708-0007 or by email at gayjewett@comcast.net. A full refund can be obtained if requested by June 6.

The Sheraton Park South Hotel (map) is located at 9901 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23235, and their phone number is (804) 521-2208. A limited number of rooms are blocked off at a special rate of $95 plus tax per night. All participants are responsible for making their own reservations. The cutoff date for this special RPM discount rate is May 23. Ask for RPM to get the special rate.

Porsche Parade 2008: The Carolinas Region and Zone 3 welcome you to Charlotte NC, host city for the 53rd Annual Porsche Parade from June 28 to July 3. See the Parade web site for details. Note that registration opens at 9 AM on March 11. Due to the absence of Parade on the East Coast since 2005 there has been a tremendous amount of interest and accordingly they anticipate selling out very quickly.

Rumble at the Oak Tree: Join us for the inaugural Zone 2 PCA Club Race and Advanced DE Weekend, August 8–10, 2008 at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) full course. This will be a three-race PCA Club Race weekend (two sprint races and one enduro race). The Advanced DE is open to advanced solo/instructors only as there will be a single DE run group. For detailed information, see the event web page. Registration opens May 5, 2008 at 9:00pm (CDT) at www.clubregistration.net.

This PCA event will be preceded by an August 7 Test & Tune, which is NOT a PCA event and will be run/managed by VIR. Please contact VIR for info on the Test & Tune.